2012-2013 - 2nd SEMESTER (Honors and AP E&M6 6/7/13 APEM
electric cars
HONORS
prom day, only half a class. Used time to answer questions and get make up work done.
6/6/13 APEM (tentative due date: 6/7 -friday)
electric cars
HONORS
TEST 6/5/13 APEM (tentative due date: 6/7 -friday
SUB - life skills play
HONORS (test pushed back until tomorrow)
sub- physicsclassroom Review 6/4/13 APEM (tentative due date: 6/7 -friday)
electric cars
HONORS (TEST-tomorrow: electromagnetic waves (optics/light/color))
Review sheet
whiteboarded and went over it HW
no written hw 6/3/13 APEM (tentative due date: 6/7 -friday)
electric cars
HONORS (TEST-wed: optics)
Students did optics lab with lenses
ray diagrams and math to support activity HW
no written hw 5/31/13 APEM (tentative due date: 6/7 -friday)
electric cars
HONORS (TEST-wed: optics)
Students did ray diagrams
and used equations for convex and concave mirrors 5/30/13 APEM
electric cars HONORS (TEST-wed: optics)
Students did concave mirror lab activity
Continued with ray diagrams
Introduced the mathematics to support image location and size HW
2 board problems (ray diagrams and calculations) 5/29/13 APEM
electric cars
HONORS
discussed refraction lab
refraction worksheet
discussed curved mirrors - concave/convex
Started ray diagrams HW
refraction/plane mirror worksheet graded for accuracy 5/28/13 APEM
electric cars
HONORS (quiz - tomorrow 5/24: mechanical waves)
Recapped Mechanical waves
discussed electromagnetic wave and specifically visible light
Looked at color HW
quiz tomorrow - study
5/22/13 APEM
electric cars
HONORS (quiz - friday 5/24: mechanical waves)
PHET color activity
5/20/13 APEM
Electric car design ideas 5/21/13 APEM
electric cars
HONORS (quiz - friday 5/24: mechanical waves)
Wave on a string PHET activity
U11 -W3 5/20/13 APEM
Electric car design ideas
HONORS (quiz - friday 5/24: mechanical waves)
U11 worksheet 1 - mechanical waves
Tuning forks - sound waves - frequency determination HW
no written hw 5/16/13 and 5/17/13 APEM
no class on 5/16- testing affected attendance
5/17- introduced electric car project
HONORS
2nd period - testing affected attendance
4th- Introduced waves
(plans will be switched for tomorrow) 5/15/13 APEM
Assessment
HONORS
Core Assessment HW
no written hw 5/14/13 APEM
Assessment
HONORS (Core assessment tomorrow:electricity)
TEST- electricity HW
no written hw 5/13/13 APEM
reviewed for exam
HW
study
HONORS (TEST tomorrow: electricity. core assessment, wed. (5-15))
reviewed and practiced combination circuits HW
no written hw 5/10/13 APEM
reviewed AP exam
HW
study
HONORS (Test:tuesday, Core assessment Wed.)
circuit warmups
introduced combo circuits
E3 - DC circuit activity HW
no written hw 5/9/13 APEM
reviewd for AP exam HW
no written HW - study
HONORS (lab assessment ; Test- Tuesday 5/14, Core Assessment Wed. 5/15)
Iab assessment
Introduced series and parallel circuits
U10 E2 worksheet - collected it HW
no written hw 5/8/13 APEM
reviewd for AP exam HW
no written HW - study
HONORS(lab assessment tomorrow; Test- Tuesday 5/14, Core Assessment Wed. 5/15)
Post lab for Ohms law
Power
Resistance HW
finish cw 5/7/13 APEM
reviewd for AP exam HW
no written HW - study
HONORS
iintroduced current (moving charge)
Did lightbulb activity
Did Ohms law lab HW
finish graphing 5/6/13 APEM
reviewd for AP exam HW
no written HW - study
HONORS
introduced static charge
sticky tape lab
static charge demonstrations HW
no written hw 5/3/13 APEM
reviewed for AP exam HW
no written hw
HONORS
egg drop HW
no written hw 5/2/13 APEM
reviewed for AP exam HW
no written hw
HONORS (egg drop due tomorrow)
Test - energy/work/power HW
egg drop 5/1/13 APEM
QUIZ
1993 MC review
HW
no written work
HONORS (TEST tomorrow: egg drop due friday)
Reviewed for test
(practice problems) HW
study for test 4/30/13 APEM (quiz tomorrow)
discussed mutual inductance
Looked briefly at LC and RLC circuit
problem solving HW
no written hw
HONORS (Test - Thursday:Energy; Egg drop due Friday)
Power lab
review problems HW
no written hw 4/29/13 APEM (quiz - wed. chapter 33)
RL circuits worksheet 1 and 2
HW
no written hw
HONORS (Test - energy/work/power)
Quiz
Work by EACH force- buggy activity
Handed out egg drop HW
egg drop due Friday 4/26/13
SUB yesterday APEM (Quiz - wed. -Inductance)
Reviewed book problems
page 914 25,26
U5 FB9 worksheet HW
finish cw HONORS (Quiz - Monday -energy; Test - thursday, work/energy/power)
reviewed HW
problem solving
introduced power
U6 WE8 worksheet HW
finish cw 4/24/13 APEM
Introduced inductors and the RL circuit
page 914 1,3,9,10,11,13,38,39 HW
finish cw
HONORS (quiz - energy - friday)
Work and energy
conservation of energy problem solving
U6 WE5 HW
finish cw 4/23/13 APEM
TEST
HONORS
Introduced work and energy
Discussed lab results from yesterday
Conservation of energy
U6 WE6 worksheet HW
finish cw 4/22/13 APEM (TEST tomorrow)
Reviewed hw
Magnetism Demos
HW
no written hw
HONORS
Did work lab
Collected data for 2 separate experiments HW
no written hw
HONORS (quiz tomorrow)
Reviewed HW problems
Fc demos
U7 FC6b worksheet HW
finish cw 4/17/13 APEM (quiz tomorrow)
Reviewed Ampere's law
Introduced Faraday's law and Lenz's law
page 892 1,3,5,6,14,19 HW
finish cw
HONORS (quiz on Friday, Fc)
Circular motion lab assessment
Reviewed HW
U7 FC1 worksheet
Board problems HW
finish board problems 4/16/13 APEM (quiz- thursday: lab due tomorrow)
Post lab
Solenoid/Toroid
Page 867 53,54,56,61,63
HW
finish cw
lab due tomorrow
HONORS (Lab assessment tomorrow)
post lab for Fc
discussed Fc, ac and speed in UCM
U7 FC1 worksheet
HW
finish c w 4/15/13 APEM (quiz, wed; lab due wed.)
Performed B field in a slinky lab
Graphed data and found relationships HW
finalize graphs
HONORS
Performed Fc lab
collected data and graphed and found relationship HW
finalize graphs 4/12/13 APEM
Reviewed hw
did page 868 27-29,32-34,40,46ab,47a-d HW
finish cw
HONORS
TEST- 2nd law HW
no written hw 4/11/13 APEM
Reviewed hw
Ampere' law
U5FB3 worksheet HW
finish cw
HONORS (TEST TOMORROW - F=ma)
reviewed for test
U4 FMA8 HW
study
4/10/13 APEM
Took quiz on chapter 30
Biot- savart
HW
page 866 13,15,16
HONORS (TEST - Friday - newton's 2nd law)
Introduced systems
unknown mass accuracy lab HW
no written hw 4/9/13 APEM
chpt 31 practice
HONORS
discussed Ff lab and did ff = mu Fn HW
no written hw 4/8/13 APEM (Quiz - wed. chapter 30)
Reviewed HW
RHR practice
introduced Torque and magnetic dipole
Cross product
start HW HW
page 840 45,46,53,54,61-65 (not 64) HONORS (Quiz today - fnet =ma)
warmup problem
Quiz - fnet=ma
start Ff lab HW
Finalize friction lab graphs and equations written in lab book
4/5/13 APEM
introduced magnetic field - charge and current affected by it
RHR
page 840 4,7ab, 10,13,19,21,23,25
HW
finish cw
HONORS (quiz on monday: Fnet=ma)
Reviewed HW and any questions that students had.
If you have questions before the quiz, see me in the morning
before school starts on monday. HW
no written hw
4/4/13 APEM
Circuit design.
Using Buzzers/Resistors/Capacitors and LED
Worked with breadboards to develop circuits and measure voltages
HW
no written hw
HONORS
reviewed HW
U4 FMA2 worksheet in class
start HW HW
U4 FMA3 worksheet 4/3/13 APEM
Test - Resistors/RC/Kirchoff
4/2/13 APEM
Reviewed for test
Test tomorrow
HW
study for test
HONORS (Core #2 tomorrow)
graphed data from core
Post lab - discussed relationships and equations
Introduced 2nd law - Fnet = ma HW
U4 FMA1 worksheet 4/1/13 APEM (TEST wed. Resistors/RC)
RC practice and applications HW
no written hw
HONORS (Core #2 on Wed. 4/3)
Core #2 modified atwood lab -data collection HW
no written hw 3/27/13 APEM (TEST- resistors/Kirchoff/RC circuits- wed. 4/3)
RC circuit problem
Book page 813 65,69,78
HONORS
Introduced 3rd law
U3-F10 worksheet 3/26/13 APEM (Test - Tuesday, 4/2: Resistors/RC circuits)
U4 RC circuits worksheet HONORS
Returned and reviewed test
1st law demos
Post test worksheet
(SHOW ALL WORK) 3/25/13 APEM
Introduced RC circuits
Charging and Discharging equations (Derivations) HW
no written hw
HONORS
TEST today HW
no written hw 3/22/13 (1/2 day for the students) APEM
Quiz today - equivalent resistance and Kirchoff HW
no written hw
HONORS (TEST on Monday : Forces)
Returned and went over quiz
U3-F11 worksheet - collected and graded for accuracy
Used this time to help those who asked and needed extra help HW
Study for test 3/21/13 APEM (Quiz tomorrow -Resistance)
Discussed EMF devices (ideal and those with internal resistance)
Book problems
page 809: 1,2,5,8,11,15,17,29,31,33,35,46,55a,58
HW
finish cw
HONORS (TEST - MONDAY 3/25)
Quiz today
Practice problems for the test
U4 F12 worksheet HW
finish CW 3/20/13 APEM (quiz friday -resistance)
Reviewed CW from yesterday
Introduced Kirchoff's rules
Applied it by doing U4 R3 worksheet HW
finish cw
HONORS (Quiz- Tomorrow; Test Monday: Forces)
Reviewed CW from yesterday
Answered Questions about quiz
More practice problems for the quiz (Possibly U34 F11) HW
finish cw
reviewed notes for quiz tomorrow 3/19/13 (SUBSTITUTE) APEM (Quiz - friday - resistance in circuits)
Students did U4 R2 worksheet HW
finish cw
HONORS (Quiz- Thursday; Test Monday : Forces)
Students worked through U4 F6 worksheet (2 pages) HW
finish cw 3/18/13 APEM (Quiz - Thursday - resistors in circuits)
Did U4 DC circuits worksheet in conjunction with the website below: http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/circuit-construction-kit-dc
Discussed Equivalent resistance in series and parallel as well as voltage divider and current divider
Did U3 -R1 simple circuits worksheet HW
lab due tomorrow
HONORS (Quiz wed 3/20 and test Monday 3/25 - both on forces)
Reviewed HW
practice problems using force diagrams
U3- F2 worksheet in class HW
finish cw
3/15/13 APEM (LAB DUE Tuesday 3/19)
Test today - chpt 27 and 28 HW
lab due tuesday
HONORS
Reviewed U3 F1 worksheet.
Reinforced freebody diagrams.
Intro problem with the mathematics
Gave steps as a guideline to attacking all the problems HW
no written hw 3/14/13 APEM (TEST tomorrow, lab due tuesday 3/19)
page 785 book problems
review sheet
HW
no written hw
HONORS (Accuracy lab due tomorrow - marble launcher)
Introductions to forces and force diagrams
For reinforcement (or if absent): physicsclassroom.com
-physics tutorials
-Newtons laws
-Lesson 2a-c
-lesson 1a-c
Started U3 F1 worksheet HW
finish worksheet and lab 3/13/13 APEM(TEST- friday -capacitance and resistivity (chpt 27 and 28))
Ohms law lab
U3 CA5 HW
finish cw
lab due Tuesday 3/19
HONORS (Accuracy lab due Friday)
Test - projectile motion HW
no written hw 3/12/14 APEM (Test - Friday - capacitance and resistivity (chpt 27 and 28))
Quiz
Discussed Resistance in terms of resistivity.
Discussed current density
page 785 1,5,7,17,19,27,29 HW
finish cw
HONORS(Test - projectile - tomorrow: Accuracy lab due Friday)
marble launcher accuracy lab HW
no written hw 3/11/13 APEM (quiz tomorrow - capacitance)
reviewed CW from friday
page 759 26,27,30a,37,46,53
HW
no written hw
HONORS (projectile Test- wed. 3/13)
reviewed CW from Friday
more projectile problem solving HW
no written hw ,3/8/13 (Substitute today) APEM (QUIZ TUESDAY 3/12- Parallel plate capacitors)
Booik work
page 759 3,5,11,16,17,19,20,21,25,28
HW
finish cw (should've finished in class)
HONORS (Test - wed. 3/13 Projectile motion)
U5 - P10 worksheet
Also finish HW from last night if you did not get a chance.
Hand in worksheet by the end of the period HW
no written hw
practice projectile problems
3/7/13 APEM (Quiz, parallel plate capacitors - Tuesday, 3/12)
handwritten equivalent capacitor worksheet
HW
no written hw
HONORS (TEST - projectile motion -Wed. 3/13)
CORE ASSESSMENT - horizontal projectile (target lab)
Board problem - projectile HW
finish board problem 3/6/13 APEM
Series and parallel capacitors
Equivalent capacitance, Q and V.
U3 CA4 worksheet
HW
finish cw
HONORS (CORE ASSESSMENT #1 - tomorrow, 3/7)
projectile practice problems
more problems launched at an angle
U5 P3 worksheet HW
finish cw 3/5/13 APEM
introduced capacitance
(parallel plate and various shapes)
Parallel plate worksheet HW
various capacitor worksheet
HONORS (lab due tomorrow)
introduced projectile motion
U 5 - P2 worksheet HW
lab due tomorrow 3/4/13 APEM
Did capacitor activity
HW
no written hw
HONORS (accuracy lab due wed. 3/6)
buggy/fancart accuracy lab HW
lab typed up due on Wed (3/6) 3/1/13 APEM
TEST today - Gauss and Potential
HONORS
Test today - acceleration 2/28/13 APEM (test tomorrow)
reviewed derivations for non-uniform distribution
U2E4 worksheet
(test review)
HW
no written hw
HONORS (test tomorrow - acceleration)
reviewed freefall concepts
U2 A8 worksheet
U2 A9 worksheet HW
no written hw 2/27/13 APEM (lab due tomorrow 2/28: Test friday E field and Potential)
reviewed Hw
Derived V for cylinder
Used Gauss' law for non - uniform distribution of charge
U2-APEM2003 worksheet
HW
finish cw
lab write up
HONORS (Test- friday - acceleration)
reviewed HW
Introduced acceleration in freefall
practice problems
HW
board problem 2/26/13 APEM (lab due th. 2/28 Test friday 3/1)
derivations of E field and potential
book work
page 730:3ab,5,9,15,19,20,21,26,34,52
HW
finish cw
HONORS (test - friday 3/1 - acceleration)
reviewed Hw
u2 A5 worksheet
u2 A6 worksheet HW
finish cw 2/25/13 APEM (lab due TH. 2/28 - test Friday 3/1)
Gauss law quiz
discussed potential and potential energy
U2 E3 worksheet
HW
no written hw
HONORS (Test- friday 3/1- acceleration)
Quiz- graphing
introduced kinematic equations
U2 A4 worksheet HW
finish cw 2/22/13 APEM (quiz monday - gauss' law: Lab due Wed. 2/27)
Discussed results of lab (introduced potential (difference))
worked through all Gauss' law derivations HW
no written Hw HONORS (quiz monday - graphing)
worked through HW
U2 A2 worksheet (graphing with numbers) HW
no written hw 2/21/13 APEM (quiz monday 3/25 Gauss' law derivations)
reviewed hw
Equipotential lab
HW
no written hw
HONORS (quiz - monday 3/25 - graphing and motion maps)
reviewed HW
graphing activity with motion detectors
problem solving class work HW
finish cw 2/20/13 APEM (quiz- monday 3/25: Gauss' Law)
reviewed HW
U2 worksheet E1 and E2 HW
finish cw HONORS (quiz- graphing on monday, 3/25)
lab assessment
Reviewed graphing hw
board problems on graphing HW
finish cw 2/19/13 APEM
reviewed HW
Gauss spherical derivations (with P and Q)
HW
page 700 : 44abc, 47 abcd, 48
HONORS (lab assessment - ball down a ramp)
acceleration lab
post lab
discussed acceleration in terms of graphs and motion maps
returned tests HW
U2 A1 worksheet 2/15/13 APEM
reviewed HW
gauss' law with derivations (sheet, outside conductor,capacitor) HW
page 700: 26,27, 30,31,32,34,37,41
HONORS
Test velocity
Pre-lab ball down a ramp HW
no written hw 2/14/13 APEM
introduced Gauss' law
did derivation for sphere and line of charge
p700 : 5,7,16,17,19,21,23,25 HW
finish cw
HONORS (Test tomorrow)
Returned and reviewed quiz
reviewed HW
practice problems sets to prepare for test tomorrow HW
no written hw 2/13/13 APEM
test
HW
no written hw
HONORS (test - friday, 2/15 - velocity)
reviewed HW
quiz Hw
unit 1 V6 worksheet 2/12/13 AP(TEST tomorrow)
Reviewed HW - reviewed for test
Electrostatic demonstrations
HW
no written HW
HONORS (Quiz tomorrow - 2/13. Test-Friday, 2/15 - velocity)
U1 V3 worksheet
motion matching graphs HW
U1 V4 worksheet 2/11/13 APEM (TEST - wed. 2/13 E field and forces)
introduced dipole moment. E field and torque and potential energy for dipole
U 1 CH4 worksheet
reviewed answers HW
U1 CH5 worksheet
HONORS (Quiz on Wed. 2/13, Test on Friday 2/15)
Lab assessment
reviewed HW
board problems HW
finish cw 2/8/13 APEM (TEST - wed. 2/13 E field and forces)
returned and reviewed quiz
page 674: 2,7,,12,15,16,17,2,39,40,43
HW
finish cw HONORS (lab assessment on Monday, 2/11. Quiz-velocity, wed. 2/13, Test friday 2/15)
Post lab for buggy
introduced velocity
U1 V1 and U1 V2 worksheets HW
finish cw 2/7/13 APEM (Test wed. 2/13 -E field and force)
Quiz today
reviewed E field line concepts
reviewed HW HW
no written HW
HONORS
students used excel to graph data sets, establish relationships between varables
and write equations.
Student then used their lab data to create graphs, 2 equations and 2 relationships HW
finish analyzing buggy lab data 2/6/13 APEM (QUIZ tomorrow)
reviewed HW
introduced Electric field
U1 -CH3 worksheet HW
finish cw
HONORS
discuss mathematical representations for data and relationships
did graphing worksheet - determining slope and y-int using physical representations
went over answers HW
bring data table to class tomorrow
no written hw 2/5/13 APEM (QUIZ - Th. 2/7 -charge and force)
reviewed HW
ELECTRIC FIELD HOCKEY: http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/electric-hockey
start HW HW
page 650 2,3,6,7,12,15a,16a,19,24,26,27 HONORS
Introduced lab techniques and lab procedures
discussed lab assessments and lab write ups
distributed lab books
started buggy lab HW
average buggy lab data- 2 data sets, both in meters
2/4/13 APEM (Quiz on 2/7 -th)
introduced charge. Coulombs law.
U 1 CH1 HW
U1 CH2 HONORS
students worked on U1 - INT1, INT3, INT4 worksheets
whiteboarded.
(class procedures) HW
website worksheet
2012-2013 - 1st SEMESTER (Honors and AP Mechanics) FINAL EXAM WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, 1/30/13 DURING CLASS
1/25/13 AP
Quiz - SHM
cannon review problem HW
basic review worksheet
HONORS
Quiz today - impulse and momentum
graphing concept review HW
study for final 1/24/13 AP(quiz tomorrow - SHM)
reviewed HW
unit 9 SHM2 worksheet
discussed graphing concepts and the final exam HW
no written hw
HONORS (Quiz tomorrow - impulse and momentum)
reviewed HW
introduced conservation of momentum
U8 - IM3 worksheet HW
no written hw 1/23/13 AP (quiz SHM - friday 1/25)
Reviewed hw
linear oscillator lab activity
U9 SHM1 worksheet HW
finish cw
HONORS (quiz Friday - impulse and momentum)
introduced momentum and impulse
Unit 8 IM1 worksheet
conservation of momentum HW
unit 8 IM5 worksheet
1/22/13 AP
introduced linear oscillator
Analyzed period, frequency and energy aspects of the linear oscillator
page 365 1,2,3,7,8,12,31,32,33,35,37
Hw
finish cw
HONORS
electromagnetic waves test (optics/color/ray diagrams) HW
no written hw 1/18/13 AP
Quiz today
introduce SHM - simple pendulum and physical pendulum
page 368 42,43,44,45,47a HW
finish cw
HONORS (Test - electromagnetic waves- Tuesday 1/22 (we have off Monday))
Discuss lenses (ray diagramming)
Reviewed for test HW
study for test
KEYSTONE TESTING ALL WEEK -schedule will be a bit off 1/17/13 AP (QUIZ - Friday angular momentum)-2nd period
Angular momentum activity (finding your I) HW
problem from the board (it is number 5 in unit 8 TCR8)
HONORS (test-electromagnetic waves : Tuesday 1/22))
No class today -keystone testing
HW
ray diagram worksheet due friday
1/16/13 AP (quiz- friday - angular momentum)-1st period
reviewed HW from friday (book page 270)
Did unit 8TCR6 (3,4,5,6) in class HW
finish cw HONORS (test-electromagnetic waves : Tuesday 1/22)
No class today-keystone testing
HW
ray diagram worksheet due friday 1/15/13 AP (QUIZ - Friday angular momentum)-2nd period
Angular momentum activity (finding your I) HW
problem from the board (it is number 5 in unit 8 TCR8)
HONORS (light quiz on Tuesday - 1/22) _REMEMBER Wed. and Th - A lunch, 4th before 3rd, seniors to room B201
reviewed ray diagrams
started lens lab
HW
U12 W2 worksheet due Friday.
1/14/13 AP (quiz- friday - angular momentum)-2nd period
reviewed HW from friday (book page 270)
Did unit 8TCR6 (3,4,5,6) in class HW
unit 8 TCR 6 worksheet 2,7,8,9 - Do on a separate sheet of paper -neatly, show work
(first period, due on Wed - 2nd period due tomorrow (tuesday))
HONORS (quz friday 1/18 - optics)
ray diagramming and equations with spherical mirrors
HW
4 board problems - ray diagrams and math
1/11/13 AP
returned tests
introduced angular momentum
page 270 35,39,41,44,48,50,51ab : ANSWERS:
HW
finish cw HONORS
concave mirror lab activity
did equations that related focal length do and di - collected it HW
no written hw
1/10/13 AP
TEST today
HW
no written hw
HONORS
introduced snell's law based on lab from yesterday
Discussed critical angle and index of refraction
Practice problems
U 11- W1 worksheet HW
finish cw 1/9/13 AP (Test tomorrow)
review for test
reviewed Hw
Did U8 TCR7 (skipped all problems with angular momentum in them)
Answers to worksheet:
HONORS
discussed properties of a plane mirror
Did snell's law activity
returned and reviewed quizzes HW
no written hw
1/8/13 AP (TEST - thursday, 1/10 - rotation (no momentum))
Finding the rotational inertia of an oddly shaped pulley.
Did ball down a ramp analysis
page 268 1,3,4,9,11a,12a
HW
finish cw
HONORS (Quiz today - mechanical waves)
Quiz- mechanical waves
review color concepts - primary colors of light vs pigament
Start reflection in a plane mirror HW
no written hw
1/7/13 AP (TEST - thursday, 1/10 - rotation (no momentum))
unit 8 TCR worksheet HW
finish cw
HW
no written hw 1/4/13 AP
reviewed HW
modified atwood with Net torque
-solved using forces and energy
Page 242 33-38,54,55
HW
finish cw
HONORS 1/3/13 AP (torque lab due tomorrow -TYPED -please put group number on it)
reviewed HW
introduced Net torque and rotational inertia
page 242 47,49,50,52,37a,39,41,42ab HW
finish cw and lab write up HONORS
Returned and reviewed U11 W3
Students did tuning fork activity to calculate wavelength and frequency of 3 seperate tuning forks
U 11 W1 worksheet
U11 W2 worksheet HW
finish cw
1/2/13 AP (Torque lab due Friday, 1/4- TYPED)
Torque mini lab (review concepts from before break) - due Friday (typed)
introduced angular displacement, velocity and acceleration.
started page 239: 2,5,7,10,12,19,20,24,28,29 HW
finish cw
lab write up due Friday 1/4)
HONORS
Introduction to mechanical waves
Discussion of types of waves and wave properties
introduced speed relationship and medium effect HW
U11 W3 worksheet 12/21/12 AP
Quiz - COM and Torque in static equilibrium
HW
no written hw
ENJOY YOUR BREAK!
HONORS
Test - Electricity (static and moving)
HW
no written HW
ENJOY YOUR BREAK! 12/20/12 AP (Quiz tomorrow COM and Torque)
Discussed sum of torques equals zero (read page 274-282)
U8 TCR2
(answers: 1. 485.96N 2. 45 kg 3. 440.9 N 4. 699N 5. 4.53m)
page 289 6,8,9ab,13a,23
HW
finish cw
HONORS (Core tomorrow, Test Electricity on Friday 12/21)
Parallel and series circuit practice - looked at some combo circuits HW
no written hw
Core tomorrow 12/18/12 AP (quiz- Friday, Center of mass, Net torque = 0)
TEST today - impulse and momentum HW
no written hw HONORS (Core assessment - electricity: TH. 12/20; Test- electricity:friday 12/21)
Introduced parallel and series circuits
Calculated equivalent resistance
U10- E2 worksheet
combo circuits HW
no written hw 12/17/12 AP (TEST - impulse and momentum: Tomorrow, Tuesday, 12/18)
reviewed hw
prepared for testr
Page 210 5,14,21,26,28ab,35ab,49 HW
no written hw HONORS (Core assessment on Th.(12/20), Test- electricity- Friday 12/21)
30 minute class - schedule change
Ohms law lab assessment
Cost of running an AC unit activity HW
no written hw 12/14/12 AP (TEST - impulse and momentum: Tuesday, 12/18)
Reviewed HW
Impulse/momentum lab activity (find unknown mass using integral)
U7 IM5 worksheet Hw
finish cw
HONORS (Lab assessment Monday,12/17: TEST and CORE #3 - electricity TH. and F, 12/16 and 12/17)
graphed data from yesterday's lab
Found relationship
V=IR
introduced resistance, power, energy cosumed.
U10 E1 worksheet HW
finish cw
lab assessment monday
12/13/12 AP (TEST - impulse and momentum: Tuesday, 12/18)
Reviewed HW
p190: 22,23,24,26b,27,29,30
HW
page 190 34,37,39 HONORS (Test - Electricity;TH. 12/20, Core #3- F. 12/21 and Lab Assessment-M 12/17)
Static demos
Discussed closed circuit - voltage/current
Ohms law lab HW
no written hw
12/12/12 AP
Reviewed momentum and impulse concepts
impulse/momentum worksheet
HW
finish cw
HONORS
intro electrostatics
HW
finish cw 12/7/12 AP
reviewed test
introduced impulse and momentum
HW
U7 IM1
HONORS (work/energy/power test on Monday, 12/10)
power lab
review sheet HW
study for test 12/6/12 AP
test
hw
no written hw
HONORS (TEST- monday: work/energy/power)
returned quizzes
U6 WE7 worksheet
introduced power HW
U6 WE8 worksheet 12/5/12 AP (TEST tomorrow)
reviewed HW
practice problems and reviewed concepts for the test
HW
no written hw HONORS (Test- monday 12/10)
Quiz today
Lab activity for tthe work done by forces acting on the buggy up the ramp
HW
no written hw 12/4/12 AP (TEST- energy/work/power - thursday 12/6)
reviewed hw
introduced U(x) and U = - GMm/r.
page 318 35,36
U6 WE 16 worksheet
HW
finish cw HONORS (Quiz tomorrow - energy conservation: TEST monday-12/10 - work/energy/power)
warm up problems
Skate park activities
U6 WE5 worksheet HW
finish cw 12/3/12 AP (TEST- energy/work/power - thursday 12/6)
work as an integral
unit 6 WE9
page 136 6,23,24 and page 160 8,12,16,23,25 HW
finish cw
HONORS (quiz - wed. ENERGY)
reviewed energy types and work done by forces
Applied the conservation of energy with the equation and the table
U6 WE4 worksheet HW
finish cw 11/30/12 AP
Quiz energy/work
introduced power
page 138 30,32,34 HW
page 136 7,9ab,11,16,17ab
HONORS
Discussed results of the lab
introduced work and energy
U5 WE 6 worksheet
tabulate data results HW
finish cw
11/29/12 AP (Quiz tomorrow - test Th. 12/6)
Reviewed HW
conservation of energy problem solving
U6 WE6 worksheet
HW
no written hw
HONORS
Quiz today
Started energy lab activity HW
no written hw
11/28/12 AP (quiz on friday, 11/30 - energy/work: Test - Thursday 12/6))
discussed conservation of energy
U 6 WE4 worksheet
Reviewed spring lab results
U6 WE1 worksheet HW
finish cw
11/26/12 AP
Work Lab
Introduced work with a constant Force (DOT product)
U6 WE15 worksheet HW
finish cw and printed graph/relationship/equation for W vs Vf
HONORS (Fc -Quiz on Th. 11/29)
Introduced Fc
U7 FC1 worksheet
U7 FC2 worksheet HW
finish cw
11/16/12 AP
TEST- projectile HW
no written hw
HONORS
egg drop
returned tests HW
no written hw
11/15/12 AP (TEST tomorrow, Friday 11/16 on projectile)
marble launcher lab HW
write up for marble launcher due tomorrow
HONORS (Egg drop tomorrow)
Test today (Fnet =ma)
HW
egg drop
11/14/12 AP (TEST - friday, 11/16 - projectile)
Horizontal cannon demo
book work
page 68 24,28,29,31,33,34,37ab,38,40ab HW
finish cw HONORS(TEST- Tomorrow -Thursday, 11/15 and egg drop friday ,11/16)
reviewed for test
U4 FMA8 worskheet and U4 FMA5 (did not get to this yesterday) HW
no written hw 11/13/12 AP (TEST - friday, 11/16 - projectile)
reviewed HW
monkey hunter demo
unit 5 PM6 worksheet
HW
finish cw
HONORS (TEST- Thursday, 11/15 and egg drop friday ,11/16) continued with system problems Unknown mass/system activity
forces w/elevators worksheet U4 FMA5 HW
finish cw
HW
finish cw HONORS (TEST - 11/15, Thursday; egg drop due Friday 11/16)
returned and went over quiz
unit 4 FMA 6 ( coefficient of friction worksheet)
Introduced systems
Unit 4 FMA4 worksheet
Discussed egg drop HW
finish cw 11/9/12 (1/2 day instruction) AP (TEST - friday, 11/1
reviewed HW
returned tests
projectile board problem
HW
finish board problem
HONORS (Test - Thursday 11/15: Egg drop due Friday 11/16)
warmup problem
Quiz (fnet = ma)
Hand out and discussed egg drop:
HW
no written hw 11/8/12 AP
introduced projectile motion - horizontal problems and level ground problems.
U5 PM2 and U5 PM1 worksheets HW
finish cw HONORS (Quiz - tomorrow - Fnet = ma)
friction lab
discussed relationship between Ff and Fn HW
finish cw 11/7/12 AP
TEST -FC
no written hw
HONORS (Quiz, F=ma on Friday, 11/9)
Core #2
reviewed HW
unit 4 FMA2 worksheet HW
finish cw 11/5/12 AP (TEST on wed. 11/7 - Fc)
today, just reviewed
Looked at concepts and did Unit 4 FC5 (unit 4 FC6 has all the answers) HW
study for test
IF you have questions for me, please come in before school on Wed., leaving enough time to discuss the problem.
HONORS (CORE ASSESSMENT #2 - wed. 11/7)
Reviewed concepts and procedures of core #2
continued with newtons 2nd law
Basics forces worksheet
unit 4 FMA3 worksheet HW
finish cw 10/29/12 - 11/1/12
SCHOOL IS CLOSED MONDAY AND TUESDAY THIS WEEK! ... and also WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. AP students - The Fc test will be given on the 2nd day you return. On the first day back from this long, long weekend, we will reviewfor the test, and we will take the test on the 2nd day. Please take all this extra time to review your CW and HW and come in withquestions about the unit. Be safe. HONORS students - We will take the CORE ASSESSMENT the 2nd day you return. We can review and refresh our memory on allaspects of the lab when you return, and take the CORE the 2nd day you are back. Take this time to go through your lab data,graphs, relationships and equations and come prepared with any questions you may have. Be safe. 10/26/12 AP (TEST,FC 10/30 -tuesday)
reviewed HW
period of the pig activity
Put students in testing scenario so they could determine their weaknesses HW
relook at "quiz"
HONORS (CORE ASSESSMENT #2 - on MONDAY, 10/29)
Post lab for Force
Graphed/relationships/equations
Discussed results
Introduced Newton's 2nd law
Started to apply it
Unit 4 FMA1 and FMA2 worksheets HW
finish cw, study for core
10/25/12 AP (Test, Fc - 1030 - Tuesday)
Discuss universal gravitation
Fc in variable terms
Unit 4 Fc4 and Unit 4 Fc5
HW
Finish cw
HONORS
Start CORE #2 today. Modified Atwood - Force and acceleration.
Data collection for lab and graphing/relationships/equations will be done tomorrow HW
review lab work
If you were absent, or left early, you must perform the lab simulation for tomorrow's class:
HONORS (TEST tomorrow - forces (1st and 3rd law))
Reviewed for test
U4 F7 and U4 F11 worksheets HW
continue to study for the test 10/22/12 AP
Egg drop..
Returned test
Unit 4 FC1 and FC2 worksheets HW
finish worksheets
egg drop paper
HONORS (TEST - 1st and 3rd law - Wed. 10/24)
Reviewed 3rd law concepts
returned quiz
1st law demos
U3 F7 and U3 F11 workheets HW
finish cw
10/19/12 AP (egg drop due monday)
TEST
HW
egg drop due monday
HONORS (Test - forces - wednesday, 10/24)
quiz - forces
Third law activity
Introduced 3rd law
U3 - F10 comparisons worksheet
(collected it) HW
no written hw
HONORS 10/18/12 AP (TEST TOMORROW, egg drop due monday, 10/22)
reviewed Hw
U3 F11 worksheet
Answered any and all questions asked.
Introduced centripetal force HW
no written hw
egg drop due Monday HONORS (Quiz tomorrow - forces at a constant velocity)
reviewed Hw
U3 F6 worskheet
HW
finish cw 10/17/12 AP (Test Friday 10/19 and Egg drop due Monday 10/22)
returned quiz - 2nd law
reviewed hw
Unknown mass lab activity HW
air resistance worksheet
page 95: 34,52
HONORS
More problem solving strategies for force diagrams
U3 F2 worksheet
U3 F6 worksheet HW
finish cw
10/16/12 AP (Test Friday 10/19 and Egg drop due Monday 10/22)
quiz - 2nd law
reviewed hw
U3 F13 worksheet
HW
finish cw
HONORS
Reviewed hw
re-enforced concept of forces
started problem solving with force diagrams HW
no written hw 10/15/12 AP (quiz tomorrow, Test Friday 10/19 and Egg drop due Monday 10/22)
Reviewed Hw
introduced coefficient of friction
Unit 3 FMA6 andf page 112 10,12,15,27
HW
finish cw
HONORS
introduced forces
unit 3 F1 worksheet HW
finish cw 10/12/12 AP (quiz moved to Tuesday, Test Friday 10/19)
Reviewed hw
problem solving U3F12 and F15 worksheets HW
book page 95 27,36,40,44,45,55
HONORS (accuracy lab (projectile) - due Tuesday 10/16)
TEST - projectile HW
accuracy lab 10/11/12 AP (quiz - monday Fnet =ma), test Friday 10/19 - forces
lab assessment
reviewed quiz and hw
intro systems
HW
U3-F9 (page 2) and page 93 5,6,7,33,37,38
HONORS (projectile test tomorrow, 10/12)
marble launcher lab activity HW
study for projectile test
10/10/12 AP (lab assessment tomorrow)
Quiz today
Post lab - newton's 2nd law (Fnet = ma)
U3 F9 and U3 F14 HW
finish cw
10/9/12 AP(quiz tomorrow, T. 10/10)
Reviewed HW
did problem with just variables
Started acceleration lab HW
graphs/equations/relationships for lab HONORS(Test- friday, projectile 1012)
Horizontal projectile CORE 1 - today
Reviewed HW
board problem HW
finish cw 10/8/12 AP (Quiz - wed. 10/10, Forces)
Reviewed HW
1st law demos
unit 3 F4 and F7
HW
finish cw
HONORS (Accuracy lab due tomorrow, 10/9 and 1st CORE Assessment tomorrow , 10/9)
reviewed hw
canon demo
projectile with a non-horizontal velocity HW
unit 5 P3 (skip 9)
Accuracy lab (buggy/fancart)
10/5/12-FRIDAY AP
reviewed hw
introduced 3rd law
started hw HW
unit 3 F5 worksheet HONORS (period shortened - pep rally)
introduced projectile motion
returned tests
started hw HW
unit 5 - V2 worksheet
10/3/12 AP
TEST - velocity and acceleration
HW
unit 3 F1
HONORS(TEST tomorrow -velocity and acceleration)
Buggy/fancart accuracy lab HW
buggy fan cart write up due Tuesday, 10/9
10/2/12 AP(Test tomorrow)
Introduced forces
unit 3 F1 HW
classwork is due on Thursday, 10/4
HONORS (TEST thursday, 10/4)
unit 2 A8 and A9 worksheets- freefall practice
HW
finish cw
10/1/12 AP (TEST -wed. 10/3)
reviewed hw
freefall practice problems HW
no written hw HONORS (TEST- velocity and acceleration, Thursday, 10/4) Introduced freefall practice problems and graphing with freefall HW board problem
9/28/12 (TEST -wed. 10/3. Accuracy lab due Monday 10/1)
reviewed hw
intro free fall
unit 2 VA10 worksheet HW
board problem
lab assessment (TYPED)
9/27/12 (TEST -wed. 10/3. Accuracy lab due Monday 10/1)
Buggy/fancart accuracy lab
unit 2 VA10 (2,5,6,9) hw
finish cw
HONORS (quiz-graphing, tomorrow 9/28)
V vs t quantittative graphing practice
introduced kinematic equations
unit 2 A4- worksheet HW
finish cw
9/25/12 AP (Test-wed. 10/3)
returned and went over quiz
reviewed HW
page 28: 29,31,32,34,36 HW
no hw
HONORS (quiz-friday - graphing)
reviewed HW
more graphing practice
uni2 A2 worksheet HW
no hw 9/24/12 AP
reviewed hw
quiz- graphing
introduced kinematic equations
unit 2 VA9 HW
finish cw
page 28 14,17,22,25
HONORS
Discussed +- velocity, speeding up slowing down -in accordance with x vs t and v vs t graphs.
Did cart/buggy motion detector activity HW
4 board problems (create missing graphs and motion maps) 9/21/12 AP (quiz on Monday 9/24)
acceleration activity with motion detectors
reviewed HW
unit 2 VA8 HW
finish cw
HONORS
lab assessment
reviewed graphing hw
HW
finish cw 9/20/12 AP (quiz - monday 9/24 -graphing)
Lab assessment
Reviewed HW
returned quizzes
Unit 2 VA7 worksheet
HW
finish cw
HONORS (lab assessment tomorrow)
Perform ball down a ramp lab
Post lab (discuss results)
unit 2 A1 worksheet HW
finish cw
9/19/12 AP(lab assessment tomorrow- acceleration)
Velocity quiz
went over derivation
unit2 VA6 worksheet
book page 26 Question 5 (and also find x(t) and a(t)), p28 19, 21a (and find v(t) and a(t)) HW
finish cw
HONORS
Velocity test
started ball down a ramp lab HW
average data sets, convert to meters 9/18/12 AP(velocity quiz tomorrow)
acceleration lab
post lab HW
derive the 3rd constant acceleration equation
HONORS (test- velocity tomorrow)
returned and went over quiz
velocity and position problem solving
unit 1 V6 worksheet
u1 V5 worksheet HW
no written hw
9/14/12 AP (velocity quiz, wed. 9/19)
reviewed HW
unit 2 VA4 worksheet HW
no written hw
HONORS (Test: Wed. constant velocity)
Reviewed hw
Quiz constant velocity
unit 1 V7 worksheet HW
no written hw
9/13/12 AP (velocity quiz - wed. 9/19)
lab assessment
reviewed hw
introduced v(t) with derivative and integral HW
page 27 7,8,10-13
unit 2 VA3 worksheet
HONORS (quiz tomorrow - velocity)
unit2-V3 worksheet in pairs
position matching HW
unit 2 V4 worksheet
(unit 2 V7 worksheet)
9/12/12 AP
Post lab discussion about velocity
unit 2 VA1 HW
read sections 2.1-2.4
p27 1-4,6 from the book
HONORS (Quiz - velocity, 9/14)
Lab assessment
Reviewed HW
Practice problem set HW
finish cw
9/11/12 AP
Relative velocity lab -data collection and analysis
graph data and write mathematical equations representing the data HW
finish with equations and graphed
HONORS (lab assessment tomorrow)
Discussed lab results.
unit 1 VA1 and unit 1 VA2 worksheets HW
finish cw
9/10/12 AP
Quiz on vectors
introduced relative velocity lab HW
no written hw
HONORS
graphing practice worksheet
Graph buggy lab data (x vs t) HW
finish graphing lab data
9/7/12 AP (Quiz vectors - monday 9/10)
Reviewed HW
Graphing techniques in excel
Equations of data HW
no written HW
HONORS
Discussed curve fitting and graphing.
Writing the equation of a line in terms of physical meaning.
unit 1 INT5 worksheet
average data sets HW
no written hw
9/6/12 AP (quiz,-monday 9/10 - vectors)
Reviewed HW
Unit 1 V4 worksheet HW
finish cw
page 45 Exercises and problems 1,10 HONORS
Introduced lab techniques
Reaction time activity
Lab books
Started buggy lab HW
average data sets to have to sets of data
9/5/12 AP - Quiz (vectors) - Monday, 9/10/12
introduced vectors and scalars HW
unit 1 V8
website worksheet:
Cover your textbook
Read sections 1.1-1.3 and 3.1-3.5
Quiz on Monday (Vectors) HONORS
Reviewed math concepts related to the course HW
website worksheet:
Assignments
HOME
2012-2013 - 2nd SEMESTER (Honors and AP E&M6
6/7/13
APEM
electric cars
HONORS
prom day, only half a class. Used time to answer questions and get make up work done.
6/6/13
APEM (tentative due date: 6/7 -friday)
electric cars
HONORS
TEST
6/5/13
APEM (tentative due date: 6/7 -friday
SUB - life skills play
HONORS (test pushed back until tomorrow)
sub- physicsclassroom Review
6/4/13
APEM (tentative due date: 6/7 -friday)
electric cars
HONORS (TEST-tomorrow: electromagnetic waves (optics/light/color))
Review sheet
whiteboarded and went over it
HW
no written hw
6/3/13
APEM (tentative due date: 6/7 -friday)
electric cars
HONORS (TEST-wed: optics)
Students did optics lab with lenses
ray diagrams and math to support activity
HW
no written hw
5/31/13
APEM (tentative due date: 6/7 -friday)
electric cars
HONORS (TEST-wed: optics)
Students did ray diagrams
and used equations for convex and concave mirrors
5/30/13
APEM
electric cars
HONORS (TEST-wed: optics)
Students did concave mirror lab activity
Continued with ray diagrams
Introduced the mathematics to support image location and size
HW
2 board problems (ray diagrams and calculations)
5/29/13
APEM
electric cars
HONORS
discussed refraction lab
refraction worksheet
discussed curved mirrors - concave/convex
Started ray diagrams
HW
refraction/plane mirror worksheet graded for accuracy
5/28/13
APEM
electric cars
HONORS
discussed plane mirrors
refraction lab activity
discussed results
5/24/13
APEM
electric cars
HONORS
quiz -mechanical waves
Plane mirror lab
5/23/13
APEM
electric cars
HONORS (quiz - tomorrow 5/24: mechanical waves)
Recapped Mechanical waves
discussed electromagnetic wave and specifically visible light
Looked at color
HW
quiz tomorrow - study
5/22/13
APEM
electric cars
HONORS (quiz - friday 5/24: mechanical waves)
PHET color activity
5/20/13
APEM
Electric car design ideas
5/21/13
APEM
electric cars
HONORS (quiz - friday 5/24: mechanical waves)
Wave on a string PHET activity
U11 -W3
5/20/13
APEM
Electric car design ideas
HONORS (quiz - friday 5/24: mechanical waves)
U11 worksheet 1 - mechanical waves
Tuning forks - sound waves - frequency determination
HW
no written hw
5/16/13 and 5/17/13
APEM
no class on 5/16- testing affected attendance
5/17- introduced electric car project
HONORS
2nd period - testing affected attendance
4th- Introduced waves
(plans will be switched for tomorrow)
5/15/13
APEM
Assessment
HONORS
Core Assessment
HW
no written hw
5/14/13
APEM
Assessment
HONORS (Core assessment tomorrow:electricity)
TEST- electricity
HW
no written hw
5/13/13
APEM
reviewed for exam
HW
study
HONORS (TEST tomorrow: electricity. core assessment, wed. (5-15))
reviewed and practiced combination circuits
HW
no written hw
5/10/13
APEM
reviewed AP exam
HW
study
HONORS (Test:tuesday, Core assessment Wed.)
circuit warmups
introduced combo circuits
E3 - DC circuit activity
HW
no written hw
5/9/13
APEM
reviewd for AP exam
HW
no written HW - study
HONORS (lab assessment ; Test- Tuesday 5/14, Core Assessment Wed. 5/15)
Iab assessment
Introduced series and parallel circuits
U10 E2 worksheet - collected it
HW
no written hw
5/8/13
APEM
reviewd for AP exam
HW
no written HW - study
HONORS(lab assessment tomorrow; Test- Tuesday 5/14, Core Assessment Wed. 5/15)
Post lab for Ohms law
Power
Resistance
HW
finish cw
5/7/13
APEM
reviewd for AP exam
HW
no written HW - study
HONORS
iintroduced current (moving charge)
Did lightbulb activity
Did Ohms law lab
HW
finish graphing
5/6/13
APEM
reviewd for AP exam
HW
no written HW - study
HONORS
introduced static charge
sticky tape lab
static charge demonstrations
HW
no written hw
5/3/13
APEM
reviewed for AP exam
HW
no written hw
HONORS
egg drop
HW
no written hw
5/2/13
APEM
reviewed for AP exam
HW
no written hw
HONORS (egg drop due tomorrow)
Test - energy/work/power
HW
egg drop
5/1/13
APEM
QUIZ
1993 MC review
HW
no written work
HONORS (TEST tomorrow: egg drop due friday)
Reviewed for test
(practice problems)
HW
study for test
4/30/13
APEM (quiz tomorrow)
discussed mutual inductance
Looked briefly at LC and RLC circuit
problem solving
HW
no written hw
HONORS (Test - Thursday:Energy; Egg drop due Friday)
Power lab
review problems
HW
no written hw
4/29/13
APEM (quiz - wed. chapter 33)
RL circuits worksheet 1 and 2
HW
no written hw
HONORS (Test - energy/work/power)
Quiz
Work by EACH force- buggy activity
Handed out egg drop
HW
egg drop due Friday
4/26/13
SUB yesterday
APEM (Quiz - wed. -Inductance)
Reviewed book problems
page 914 25,26
U5 FB9 worksheet
HW
finish cw
HONORS (Quiz - Monday -energy; Test - thursday, work/energy/power)
reviewed HW
problem solving
introduced power
U6 WE8 worksheet
HW
finish cw
4/24/13
APEM
Introduced inductors and the RL circuit
page 914 1,3,9,10,11,13,38,39
HW
finish cw
HONORS (quiz - energy - friday)
Work and energy
conservation of energy problem solving
U6 WE5
HW
finish cw
4/23/13
APEM
TEST
HONORS
Introduced work and energy
Discussed lab results from yesterday
Conservation of energy
U6 WE6 worksheet
HW
finish cw
4/22/13
APEM (TEST tomorrow)
Reviewed hw
Magnetism Demos
HW
no written hw
HONORS
Did work lab
Collected data for 2 separate experiments
HW
no written hw
4/19/13
APEM (TEST - tuesday chapter 30-32)
reviewed hw
worksheets:
U5 FB5
U5 FB6
U5 -FB7
HW
finish u5- fb7 worksheet (review sheet)
HONORS
Reviewed HW
Quiz - Fc
HW
no written hw
4/18/13
APEM (TEST- tuesday, chapter 30-32)
Quiz
reviewed HW
Introduced BLv = E
HW
page 893 23,24
HONORS (quiz tomorrow)
Reviewed HW problems
Fc demos
U7 FC6b worksheet
HW
finish cw
4/17/13
APEM (quiz tomorrow)
Reviewed Ampere's law
Introduced Faraday's law and Lenz's law
page 892 1,3,5,6,14,19
HW
finish cw
HONORS (quiz on Friday, Fc)
Circular motion lab assessment
Reviewed HW
U7 FC1 worksheet
Board problems
HW
finish board problems
4/16/13
APEM (quiz- thursday: lab due tomorrow)
Post lab
Solenoid/Toroid
Page 867 53,54,56,61,63
HW
finish cw
lab due tomorrow
HONORS (Lab assessment tomorrow)
post lab for Fc
discussed Fc, ac and speed in UCM
U7 FC1 worksheet
HW
finish c w
4/15/13
APEM (quiz, wed; lab due wed.)
Performed B field in a slinky lab
Graphed data and found relationships
HW
finalize graphs
HONORS
Performed Fc lab
collected data and graphed and found relationship
HW
finalize graphs
4/12/13
APEM
Reviewed hw
did page 868 27-29,32-34,40,46ab,47a-d
HW
finish cw
HONORS
TEST- 2nd law
HW
no written hw
4/11/13
APEM
Reviewed hw
Ampere' law
U5FB3 worksheet
HW
finish cw
HONORS (TEST TOMORROW - F=ma)
reviewed for test
U4 FMA8
HW
study
4/10/13
APEM
Took quiz on chapter 30
Biot- savart
HW
page 866 13,15,16
HONORS (TEST - Friday - newton's 2nd law)
Introduced systems
unknown mass accuracy lab
HW
no written hw
4/9/13
APEM
chpt 31 practice
HONORS
discussed Ff lab and did ff = mu Fn
HW
no written hw
4/8/13
APEM (Quiz - wed. chapter 30)
Reviewed HW
RHR practice
introduced Torque and magnetic dipole
Cross product
start HW
HW
page 840 45,46,53,54,61-65 (not 64)
HONORS (Quiz today - fnet =ma)
warmup problem
Quiz - fnet=ma
start Ff lab
HW
Finalize friction lab graphs and equations written in lab book
4/5/13
APEM
introduced magnetic field - charge and current affected by it
RHR
page 840 4,7ab, 10,13,19,21,23,25
HW
finish cw
HONORS (quiz on monday: Fnet=ma)
Reviewed HW and any questions that students had.
If you have questions before the quiz, see me in the morning
before school starts on monday.
HW
no written hw
4/4/13
APEM
Circuit design.
Using Buzzers/Resistors/Capacitors and LED
Worked with breadboards to develop circuits and measure voltages
HW
no written hw
HONORS
reviewed HW
U4 FMA2 worksheet in class
start HW
HW
U4 FMA3 worksheet
4/3/13
APEM
Test - Resistors/RC/Kirchoff
HONORS (Quiz- Monday-4/8 - 2nd law)
Core #2
reviewed HW
Fnet= ma practice problems
U4 basic forces worksheet
HW
finish cw
4/2/13
APEM
Reviewed for test
Test tomorrow
HW
study for test
HONORS (Core #2 tomorrow)
graphed data from core
Post lab - discussed relationships and equations
Introduced 2nd law - Fnet = ma
HW
U4 FMA1 worksheet
4/1/13
APEM (TEST wed. Resistors/RC)
RC practice and applications
HW
no written hw
HONORS (Core #2 on Wed. 4/3)
Core #2 modified atwood lab -data collection
HW
no written hw
3/27/13
APEM (TEST- resistors/Kirchoff/RC circuits- wed. 4/3)
RC circuit problem
Book page 813 65,69,78
HONORS
Introduced 3rd law
U3-F10 worksheet
3/26/13
APEM (Test - Tuesday, 4/2: Resistors/RC circuits)
U4 RC circuits worksheet
HONORS
Returned and reviewed test
1st law demos
Post test worksheet
(SHOW ALL WORK)
3/25/13
APEM
Introduced RC circuits
Charging and Discharging equations (Derivations)
HW
no written hw
HONORS
TEST today
HW
no written hw
3/22/13 (1/2 day for the students)
APEM
Quiz today - equivalent resistance and Kirchoff
HW
no written hw
HONORS (TEST on Monday : Forces)
Returned and went over quiz
U3-F11 worksheet - collected and graded for accuracy
Used this time to help those who asked and needed extra help
HW
Study for test
3/21/13
APEM (Quiz tomorrow -Resistance)
Discussed EMF devices (ideal and those with internal resistance)
Book problems
page 809: 1,2,5,8,11,15,17,29,31,33,35,46,55a,58
HW
finish cw
HONORS (TEST - MONDAY 3/25)
Quiz today
Practice problems for the test
U4 F12 worksheet
HW
finish CW
3/20/13
APEM (quiz friday -resistance)
Reviewed CW from yesterday
Introduced Kirchoff's rules
Applied it by doing U4 R3 worksheet
HW
finish cw
HONORS (Quiz- Tomorrow; Test Monday: Forces)
Reviewed CW from yesterday
Answered Questions about quiz
More practice problems for the quiz (Possibly U34 F11)
HW
finish cw
reviewed notes for quiz tomorrow
3/19/13 (SUBSTITUTE)
APEM (Quiz - friday - resistance in circuits)
Students did U4 R2 worksheet
HW
finish cw
HONORS (Quiz- Thursday; Test Monday : Forces)
Students worked through U4 F6 worksheet (2 pages)
HW
finish cw
3/18/13
APEM (Quiz - Thursday - resistors in circuits)
Did U4 DC circuits worksheet in conjunction with the website below:
http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/circuit-construction-kit-dc
Discussed Equivalent resistance in series and parallel as well as voltage divider and current divider
Did U3 -R1 simple circuits worksheet
HW
lab due tomorrow
HONORS (Quiz wed 3/20 and test Monday 3/25 - both on forces)
Reviewed HW
practice problems using force diagrams
U3- F2 worksheet in class
HW
finish cw
3/15/13
APEM (LAB DUE Tuesday 3/19)
Test today - chpt 27 and 28
HW
lab due tuesday
HONORS
Reviewed U3 F1 worksheet.
Reinforced freebody diagrams.
Intro problem with the mathematics
Gave steps as a guideline to attacking all the problems
HW
no written hw
3/14/13
APEM (TEST tomorrow, lab due tuesday 3/19)
page 785 book problems
review sheet
HW
no written hw
HONORS (Accuracy lab due tomorrow - marble launcher)
Introductions to forces and force diagrams
For reinforcement (or if absent): physicsclassroom.com
-physics tutorials
-Newtons laws
-Lesson 2a-c
-lesson 1a-c
Started U3 F1 worksheet
HW
finish worksheet and lab
3/13/13
APEM(TEST- friday -capacitance and resistivity (chpt 27 and 28))
Ohms law lab
U3 CA5
HW
finish cw
lab due Tuesday 3/19
HONORS (Accuracy lab due Friday)
Test - projectile motion
HW
no written hw
3/12/14
APEM (Test - Friday - capacitance and resistivity (chpt 27 and 28))
Quiz
Discussed Resistance in terms of resistivity.
Discussed current density
page 785 1,5,7,17,19,27,29
HW
finish cw
HONORS(Test - projectile - tomorrow: Accuracy lab due Friday)
marble launcher accuracy lab
HW
no written hw
3/11/13
APEM (quiz tomorrow - capacitance)
reviewed CW from friday
page 759 26,27,30a,37,46,53
HW
no written hw
HONORS (projectile Test- wed. 3/13)
reviewed CW from Friday
more projectile problem solving
HW
no written hw
,3/8/13 (Substitute today)
APEM (QUIZ TUESDAY 3/12- Parallel plate capacitors)
Booik work
page 759 3,5,11,16,17,19,20,21,25,28
HW
finish cw (should've finished in class)
HONORS (Test - wed. 3/13 Projectile motion)
U5 - P10 worksheet
Also finish HW from last night if you did not get a chance.
Hand in worksheet by the end of the period
HW
no written hw
practice projectile problems
3/7/13
APEM (Quiz, parallel plate capacitors - Tuesday, 3/12)
handwritten equivalent capacitor worksheet
HW
no written hw
HONORS (TEST - projectile motion -Wed. 3/13)
CORE ASSESSMENT - horizontal projectile (target lab)
Board problem - projectile
HW
finish board problem
3/6/13
APEM
Series and parallel capacitors
Equivalent capacitance, Q and V.
U3 CA4 worksheet
HW
finish cw
HONORS (CORE ASSESSMENT #1 - tomorrow, 3/7)
projectile practice problems
more problems launched at an angle
U5 P3 worksheet
HW
finish cw
3/5/13
APEM
introduced capacitance
(parallel plate and various shapes)
Parallel plate worksheet
HW
various capacitor worksheet
HONORS (lab due tomorrow)
introduced projectile motion
U 5 - P2 worksheet
HW
lab due tomorrow
3/4/13
APEM
Did capacitor activity
HW
no written hw
HONORS (accuracy lab due wed. 3/6)
buggy/fancart accuracy lab
HW
lab typed up due on Wed (3/6)
3/1/13
APEM
TEST today - Gauss and Potential
HONORS
Test today - acceleration
2/28/13
APEM (test tomorrow)
reviewed derivations for non-uniform distribution
U2E4 worksheet
(test review)
HW
no written hw
HONORS (test tomorrow - acceleration)
reviewed freefall concepts
U2 A8 worksheet
U2 A9 worksheet
HW
no written hw
2/27/13
APEM (lab due tomorrow 2/28: Test friday E field and Potential)
reviewed Hw
Derived V for cylinder
Used Gauss' law for non - uniform distribution of charge
U2-APEM2003 worksheet
HW
finish cw
lab write up
HONORS (Test- friday - acceleration)
reviewed HW
Introduced acceleration in freefall
practice problems
HW
board problem
2/26/13
APEM (lab due th. 2/28 Test friday 3/1)
derivations of E field and potential
book work
page 730:3ab,5,9,15,19,20,21,26,34,52
HW
finish cw
HONORS (test - friday 3/1 - acceleration)
reviewed Hw
u2 A5 worksheet
u2 A6 worksheet
HW
finish cw
2/25/13
APEM (lab due TH. 2/28 - test Friday 3/1)
Gauss law quiz
discussed potential and potential energy
U2 E3 worksheet
HW
no written hw
HONORS (Test- friday 3/1- acceleration)
Quiz- graphing
introduced kinematic equations
U2 A4 worksheet
HW
finish cw
2/22/13
APEM (quiz monday - gauss' law: Lab due Wed. 2/27)
Discussed results of lab (introduced potential (difference))
worked through all Gauss' law derivations
HW
no written Hw
HONORS (quiz monday - graphing)
worked through HW
U2 A2 worksheet (graphing with numbers)
HW
no written hw
2/21/13
APEM (quiz monday 3/25 Gauss' law derivations)
reviewed hw
Equipotential lab
HW
no written hw
HONORS (quiz - monday 3/25 - graphing and motion maps)
reviewed HW
graphing activity with motion detectors
problem solving class work
HW
finish cw
2/20/13
APEM (quiz- monday 3/25: Gauss' Law)
reviewed HW
U2 worksheet E1 and E2
HW
finish cw
HONORS (quiz- graphing on monday, 3/25)
lab assessment
Reviewed graphing hw
board problems on graphing
HW
finish cw
2/19/13
APEM
reviewed HW
Gauss spherical derivations (with P and Q)
HW
page 700 : 44abc, 47 abcd, 48
HONORS (lab assessment - ball down a ramp)
acceleration lab
post lab
discussed acceleration in terms of graphs and motion maps
returned tests
HW
U2 A1 worksheet
2/15/13
APEM
reviewed HW
gauss' law with derivations (sheet, outside conductor,capacitor)
HW
page 700: 26,27, 30,31,32,34,37,41
HONORS
Test velocity
Pre-lab ball down a ramp
HW
no written hw
2/14/13
APEM
introduced Gauss' law
did derivation for sphere and line of charge
p700 : 5,7,16,17,19,21,23,25
HW
finish cw
HONORS (Test tomorrow)
Returned and reviewed quiz
reviewed HW
practice problems sets to prepare for test tomorrow
HW
no written hw
2/13/13
APEM
test
HW
no written hw
HONORS (test - friday, 2/15 - velocity)
reviewed HW
quiz
Hw
unit 1 V6 worksheet
2/12/13
AP(TEST tomorrow)
Reviewed HW - reviewed for test
Electrostatic demonstrations
HW
no written HW
HONORS (Quiz tomorrow - 2/13. Test-Friday, 2/15 - velocity)
U1 V3 worksheet
motion matching graphs
HW
U1 V4 worksheet
2/11/13
APEM (TEST - wed. 2/13 E field and forces)
introduced dipole moment. E field and torque and potential energy for dipole
U 1 CH4 worksheet
reviewed answers
HW
U1 CH5 worksheet
HONORS (Quiz on Wed. 2/13, Test on Friday 2/15)
Lab assessment
reviewed HW
board problems
HW
finish cw
2/8/13
APEM (TEST - wed. 2/13 E field and forces)
returned and reviewed quiz
page 674: 2,7,,12,15,16,17,2,39,40,43
HW
finish cw
HONORS (lab assessment on Monday, 2/11. Quiz-velocity, wed. 2/13, Test friday 2/15)
Post lab for buggy
introduced velocity
U1 V1 and U1 V2 worksheets
HW
finish cw
2/7/13
APEM (Test wed. 2/13 -E field and force)
Quiz today
reviewed E field line concepts
reviewed HW
HW
no written HW
HONORS
students used excel to graph data sets, establish relationships between varables
and write equations.
Student then used their lab data to create graphs, 2 equations and 2 relationships
HW
finish analyzing buggy lab data
2/6/13
APEM (QUIZ tomorrow)
reviewed HW
introduced Electric field
U1 -CH3 worksheet
HW
finish cw
HONORS
discuss mathematical representations for data and relationships
did graphing worksheet - determining slope and y-int using physical representations
went over answers
HW
bring data table to class tomorrow
no written hw
2/5/13
APEM (QUIZ - Th. 2/7 -charge and force)
reviewed HW
ELECTRIC FIELD HOCKEY:
http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/electric-hockey
start HW
HW
page 650 2,3,6,7,12,15a,16a,19,24,26,27
HONORS
Introduced lab techniques and lab procedures
discussed lab assessments and lab write ups
distributed lab books
started buggy lab
HW
average buggy lab data- 2 data sets, both in meters
2/4/13
APEM (Quiz on 2/7 -th)
introduced charge. Coulombs law.
U 1 CH1
HW
U1 CH2
HONORS
students worked on U1 - INT1, INT3, INT4 worksheets
whiteboarded.
(class procedures)
HW
website worksheet
2012-2013 - 1st SEMESTER (Honors and AP Mechanics)
FINAL EXAM WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, 1/30/13 DURING CLASS
1/25/13
AP
Quiz - SHM
cannon review problem
HW
basic review worksheet
HONORS
Quiz today - impulse and momentum
graphing concept review
HW
study for final
1/24/13
AP(quiz tomorrow - SHM)
reviewed HW
unit 9 SHM2 worksheet
discussed graphing concepts and the final exam
HW
no written hw
HONORS (Quiz tomorrow - impulse and momentum)
reviewed HW
introduced conservation of momentum
U8 - IM3 worksheet
HW
no written hw
1/23/13
AP (quiz SHM - friday 1/25)
Reviewed hw
linear oscillator lab activity
U9 SHM1 worksheet
HW
finish cw
HONORS (quiz Friday - impulse and momentum)
introduced momentum and impulse
Unit 8 IM1 worksheet
conservation of momentum
HW
unit 8 IM5 worksheet
1/22/13
AP
introduced linear oscillator
Analyzed period, frequency and energy aspects of the linear oscillator
page 365 1,2,3,7,8,12,31,32,33,35,37
Hw
finish cw
HONORS
electromagnetic waves test (optics/color/ray diagrams)
HW
no written hw
1/18/13
AP
Quiz today
introduce SHM - simple pendulum and physical pendulum
page 368 42,43,44,45,47a
HW
finish cw
HONORS (Test - electromagnetic waves- Tuesday 1/22 (we have off Monday))
Discuss lenses (ray diagramming)
Reviewed for test
HW
study for test
KEYSTONE TESTING ALL WEEK -schedule will be a bit off
1/17/13
AP (QUIZ - Friday angular momentum)-2nd period
Angular momentum activity (finding your I)
HW
problem from the board (it is number 5 in unit 8 TCR8)
HONORS (test-electromagnetic waves : Tuesday 1/22))
No class today -keystone testing
HW
ray diagram worksheet due friday
1/16/13
AP (quiz- friday - angular momentum)-1st period
reviewed HW from friday (book page 270)
Did unit 8TCR6 (3,4,5,6) in class
HW
finish cw
HONORS (test-electromagnetic waves : Tuesday 1/22)
No class today-keystone testing
HW
ray diagram worksheet due friday
1/15/13
AP (QUIZ - Friday angular momentum)-2nd period
Angular momentum activity (finding your I)
HW
problem from the board (it is number 5 in unit 8 TCR8)
HONORS (light quiz on Tuesday - 1/22) _REMEMBER Wed. and Th - A lunch, 4th before 3rd, seniors to room B201
reviewed ray diagrams
started lens lab
HW
U12 W2 worksheet due Friday.
1/14/13
AP (quiz- friday - angular momentum)-2nd period
reviewed HW from friday (book page 270)
Did unit 8TCR6 (3,4,5,6) in class
HW
unit 8 TCR 6 worksheet 2,7,8,9 - Do on a separate sheet of paper -neatly, show work
(first period, due on Wed - 2nd period due tomorrow (tuesday))
HONORS (quz friday 1/18 - optics)
ray diagramming and equations with spherical mirrors
HW
4 board problems - ray diagrams and math
1/11/13
AP
returned tests
introduced angular momentum
page 270 35,39,41,44,48,50,51ab : ANSWERS:
HW
finish cw
HONORS
concave mirror lab activity
did equations that related focal length do and di - collected it
HW
no written hw
1/10/13
AP
TEST today
HW
no written hw
HONORS
introduced snell's law based on lab from yesterday
Discussed critical angle and index of refraction
Practice problems
U 11- W1 worksheet
HW
finish cw
1/9/13
AP (Test tomorrow)
review for test
reviewed Hw
Did U8 TCR7 (skipped all problems with angular momentum in them)
Answers to worksheet:
HW
no written hw
HONORS
discussed properties of a plane mirror
Did snell's law activity
returned and reviewed quizzes
HW
no written hw
1/8/13
AP (TEST - thursday, 1/10 - rotation (no momentum))
Finding the rotational inertia of an oddly shaped pulley.
Did ball down a ramp analysis
page 268 1,3,4,9,11a,12a
HW
finish cw
HONORS (Quiz today - mechanical waves)
Quiz- mechanical waves
review color concepts - primary colors of light vs pigament
Start reflection in a plane mirror
HW
no written hw
1/7/13
AP (TEST - thursday, 1/10 - rotation (no momentum))
unit 8 TCR worksheet
HW
finish cw
HONORS (Quiz tomorrow - mechanical waves)
interference worksheet (U11 W2)
recapped mechanical waves
introduced electromagnetic waves
Electromagnetic spectrum
Color vision simulation :
HW
no written hw
1/4/13
AP
reviewed HW
modified atwood with Net torque
-solved using forces and energy
Page 242 33-38,54,55
HW
finish cw
HONORS
1/3/13
AP (torque lab due tomorrow -TYPED -please put group number on it)
reviewed HW
introduced Net torque and rotational inertia
page 242 47,49,50,52,37a,39,41,42ab
HW
finish cw and lab write up
HONORS
Returned and reviewed U11 W3
Students did tuning fork activity to calculate wavelength and frequency of 3 seperate tuning forks
U 11 W1 worksheet
U11 W2 worksheet
HW
finish cw
1/2/13
AP (Torque lab due Friday, 1/4- TYPED)
Torque mini lab (review concepts from before break) - due Friday (typed)
introduced angular displacement, velocity and acceleration.
started page 239: 2,5,7,10,12,19,20,24,28,29
HW
finish cw
lab write up due Friday 1/4)
HONORS
Introduction to mechanical waves
Discussion of types of waves and wave properties
introduced speed relationship and medium effect
HW
U11 W3 worksheet
12/21/12
AP
Quiz - COM and Torque in static equilibrium
HW
no written hw
ENJOY YOUR BREAK!
HONORS
Test - Electricity (static and moving)
HW
no written HW
ENJOY YOUR BREAK!
12/20/12
AP (Quiz tomorrow COM and Torque)
Discussed sum of torques equals zero (read page 274-282)
U8 TCR2
(answers: 1. 485.96N 2. 45 kg 3. 440.9 N 4. 699N 5. 4.53m)
page 289 6,8,9ab,13a,23
HW
finish cw
HONORS (TEST tomorrow - electricity)
CORE today (electricity)
HW
no written hw
12/19/12
AP (QUIZ - friday -12/21 -COM and Torque)
Introduced Center of mass
http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/4545-physics-in-action-motion-and-the-center-of-mass
U8 TCR1 worksheet
HW
no written hw
HONORS (Core tomorrow, Test Electricity on Friday 12/21)
Parallel and series circuit practice - looked at some combo circuits
HW
no written hw
Core tomorrow
12/18/12
AP (quiz- Friday, Center of mass, Net torque = 0)
TEST today - impulse and momentum
HW
no written hw
HONORS (Core assessment - electricity: TH. 12/20; Test- electricity:friday 12/21)
Introduced parallel and series circuits
Calculated equivalent resistance
U10- E2 worksheet
combo circuits
HW
no written hw
12/17/12
AP (TEST - impulse and momentum: Tomorrow, Tuesday, 12/18)
reviewed hw
prepared for testr
Page 210 5,14,21,26,28ab,35ab,49
HW
no written hw
HONORS (Core assessment on Th.(12/20), Test- electricity- Friday 12/21)
30 minute class - schedule change
Ohms law lab assessment
Cost of running an AC unit activity
HW
no written hw
12/14/12
AP (TEST - impulse and momentum: Tuesday, 12/18)
Reviewed HW
Impulse/momentum lab activity (find unknown mass using integral)
U7 IM5 worksheet
Hw
finish cw
HONORS (Lab assessment Monday,12/17: TEST and CORE #3 - electricity TH. and F, 12/16 and 12/17)
graphed data from yesterday's lab
Found relationship
V=IR
introduced resistance, power, energy cosumed.
U10 E1 worksheet
HW
finish cw
lab assessment monday
12/13/12
AP (TEST - impulse and momentum: Tuesday, 12/18)
Reviewed HW
p190: 22,23,24,26b,27,29,30
HW
page 190 34,37,39
HONORS (Test - Electricity;TH. 12/20, Core #3- F. 12/21 and Lab Assessment-M 12/17)
Static demos
Discussed closed circuit - voltage/current
Ohms law lab
HW
no written hw
12/12/12
AP
Reviewed momentum and impulse concepts
impulse/momentum worksheet
HW
finish cw
HONORS
intro electrostatics
HW
finish cw
12/7/12
AP
reviewed test
introduced impulse and momentum
HW
U7 IM1
HONORS (work/energy/power test on Monday, 12/10)
power lab
review sheet
HW
study for test
12/6/12
AP
test
hw
no written hw
HONORS (TEST- monday: work/energy/power)
returned quizzes
U6 WE7 worksheet
introduced power
HW
U6 WE8 worksheet
12/5/12
AP (TEST tomorrow)
reviewed HW
practice problems and reviewed concepts for the test
HW
no written hw
HONORS (Test- monday 12/10)
Quiz today
Lab activity for tthe work done by forces acting on the buggy up the ramp
HW
no written hw
12/4/12
AP (TEST- energy/work/power - thursday 12/6)
reviewed hw
introduced U(x) and U = - GMm/r.
page 318 35,36
U6 WE 16 worksheet
HW
finish cw
HONORS (Quiz tomorrow - energy conservation: TEST monday-12/10 - work/energy/power)
warm up problems
Skate park activities
U6 WE5 worksheet
HW
finish cw
12/3/12
AP (TEST- energy/work/power - thursday 12/6)
work as an integral
unit 6 WE9
page 136 6,23,24 and page 160 8,12,16,23,25
HW
finish cw
HONORS (quiz - wed. ENERGY)
reviewed energy types and work done by forces
Applied the conservation of energy with the equation and the table
U6 WE4 worksheet
HW
finish cw
11/30/12
AP
Quiz energy/work
introduced power
page 138 30,32,34
HW
page 136 7,9ab,11,16,17ab
HONORS
Discussed results of the lab
introduced work and energy
U5 WE 6 worksheet
tabulate data results
HW
finish cw
11/29/12
AP (Quiz tomorrow - test Th. 12/6)
Reviewed HW
conservation of energy problem solving
U6 WE6 worksheet
HW
no written hw
HONORS
Quiz today
Started energy lab activity
HW
no written hw
11/28/12
AP (quiz on friday, 11/30 - energy/work: Test - Thursday 12/6))
discussed conservation of energy
U 6 WE4 worksheet
Reviewed spring lab results
U6 WE1 worksheet
HW
finish cw
HONORS (quiz, tomorrow: thursday 11/29)
Fc demos
whiteboarded board problems
U7 WE6
HW
finish cw
11/27/12
AP
reviewed hw
introduced energy types
Hooke's law lab
HW
board problem
HONORS (quiz, Fc - Thursday, 11/29)
Fc warm ups
U7 FC2 worksheet
pretest module 7
U7 FC6 worksheet
HW
finish cw
11/26/12
AP
Work Lab
Introduced work with a constant Force (DOT product)
U6 WE15 worksheet
HW
finish cw and printed graph/relationship/equation for W vs Vf
HONORS (Fc -Quiz on Th. 11/29)
Introduced Fc
U7 FC1 worksheet
U7 FC2 worksheet
HW
finish cw
11/16/12
AP
TEST- projectile
HW
no written hw
HONORS
egg drop
returned tests
HW
no written hw
11/15/12
AP (TEST tomorrow, Friday 11/16 on projectile)
marble launcher lab
HW
write up for marble launcher due tomorrow
HONORS (Egg drop tomorrow)
Test today (Fnet =ma)
HW
egg drop
11/14/12
AP (TEST - friday, 11/16 - projectile)
Horizontal cannon demo
book work
page 68 24,28,29,31,33,34,37ab,38,40ab
HW
finish cw
HONORS(TEST- Tomorrow -Thursday, 11/15 and egg drop friday ,11/16)
reviewed for test
U4 FMA8 worskheet and U4 FMA5 (did not get to this yesterday)
HW
no written hw
11/13/12
AP (TEST - friday, 11/16 - projectile)
reviewed HW
monkey hunter demo
unit 5 PM6 worksheet
HW
finish cw
HONORS (TEST- Thursday, 11/15 and egg drop friday ,11/16)
continued with system problems
Unknown mass/system activity
forces w/elevators worksheet U4 FMA5
HW
finish cw
11/12/12
AP (TEST - friday, 11/16 - projectile)
reviewed HW
horizontal target activity
U5 PM4 worksheet
HW
finish cw
HONORS (TEST - 11/15, Thursday; egg drop due Friday 11/16)
returned and went over quiz
unit 4 FMA 6 ( coefficient of friction worksheet)
Introduced systems
Unit 4 FMA4 worksheet
Discussed egg drop
HW
finish cw
11/9/12 (1/2 day instruction)
AP (TEST - friday, 11/1
reviewed HW
returned tests
projectile board problem
HW
finish board problem
HONORS (Test - Thursday 11/15: Egg drop due Friday 11/16)
warmup problem
Quiz (fnet = ma)
Hand out and discussed egg drop:
HW
no written hw
11/8/12
AP
introduced projectile motion - horizontal problems and level ground problems.
U5 PM2 and U5 PM1 worksheets
HW
finish cw
HONORS (Quiz - tomorrow - Fnet = ma)
friction lab
discussed relationship between Ff and Fn
HW
finish cw
11/7/12
AP
TEST -FC
no written hw
HONORS (Quiz, F=ma on Friday, 11/9)
Core #2
reviewed HW
unit 4 FMA2 worksheet
HW
finish cw
11/5/12
AP (TEST on wed. 11/7 - Fc)
today, just reviewed
Looked at concepts and did Unit 4 FC5 (unit 4 FC6 has all the answers)
HW
study for test
IF you have questions for me, please come in before school on Wed., leaving enough time to discuss the problem.
HONORS (CORE ASSESSMENT #2 - wed. 11/7)
Reviewed concepts and procedures of core #2
continued with newtons 2nd law
Basics forces worksheet
unit 4 FMA3 worksheet
HW
finish cw
10/29/12 - 11/1/12
SCHOOL IS CLOSED MONDAY AND TUESDAY THIS WEEK! ... and also WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
AP students - The Fc test will be given on the 2nd day you return. On the first day back from this long, long weekend, we will review for the test, and we will take the test on the 2nd day. Please take all this extra time to review your CW and HW and come in with questions about the unit. Be safe.
HONORS students - We will take the CORE ASSESSMENT the 2nd day you return. We can review and refresh our memory on all aspects of the lab when you return, and take the CORE the 2nd day you are back. Take this time to go through your lab data, graphs, relationships and equations and come prepared with any questions you may have. Be safe.
10/26/12
AP (TEST,FC 10/30 -tuesday)
reviewed HW
period of the pig activity
Put students in testing scenario so they could determine their weaknesses
HW
relook at "quiz"
HONORS (CORE ASSESSMENT #2 - on MONDAY, 10/29)
Post lab for Force
Graphed/relationships/equations
Discussed results
Introduced Newton's 2nd law
Started to apply it
Unit 4 FMA1 and FMA2 worksheets
HW
finish cw, study for core
10/25/12
AP (Test, Fc - 1030 - Tuesday)
Discuss universal gravitation
Fc in variable terms
Unit 4 Fc4 and Unit 4 Fc5
HW
Finish cw
HONORS
Start CORE #2 today. Modified Atwood - Force and acceleration.
Data collection for lab and graphing/relationships/equations will be done tomorrow
HW
review lab work
If you were absent, or left early, you must perform the lab simulation for tomorrow's class:
10/24/12 (Test- Fc - 10/30, Tuesday)
introduced critical speeds
introduced circular orbits
unit 4 FC3
page 316 1,15,41,45
HW
finish cw
HONORS
Test -forces
10/23/12
AP(test - Tuesday, 10/30, Fc)
reviewed hw
board problems
start HW
HW
page 115 36-45
HONORS (TEST tomorrow - forces (1st and 3rd law))
Reviewed for test
U4 F7 and U4 F11 worksheets
HW
continue to study for the test
10/22/12
AP
Egg drop..
Returned test
Unit 4 FC1 and FC2 worksheets
HW
finish worksheets
egg drop paper
HONORS (TEST - 1st and 3rd law - Wed. 10/24)
Reviewed 3rd law concepts
returned quiz
1st law demos
U3 F7 and U3 F11 workheets
HW
finish cw
10/19/12
AP (egg drop due monday)
TEST
HW
egg drop due monday
HONORS (Test - forces - wednesday, 10/24)
quiz - forces
Third law activity
Introduced 3rd law
U3 - F10 comparisons worksheet
(collected it)
HW
no written hw
HONORS
10/18/12
AP (TEST TOMORROW, egg drop due monday, 10/22)
reviewed Hw
U3 F11 worksheet
Answered any and all questions asked.
Introduced centripetal force
HW
no written hw
egg drop due Monday
HONORS (Quiz tomorrow - forces at a constant velocity)
reviewed Hw
U3 F6 worskheet
HW
finish cw
10/17/12
AP (Test Friday 10/19 and Egg drop due Monday 10/22)
returned quiz - 2nd law
reviewed hw
Unknown mass lab activity
HW
air resistance worksheet
page 95: 34,52
HONORS
More problem solving strategies for force diagrams
U3 F2 worksheet
U3 F6 worksheet
HW
finish cw
10/16/12
AP (Test Friday 10/19 and Egg drop due Monday 10/22)
quiz - 2nd law
reviewed hw
U3 F13 worksheet
HW
finish cw
HONORS
Reviewed hw
re-enforced concept of forces
started problem solving with force diagrams
HW
no written hw
10/15/12
AP (quiz tomorrow, Test Friday 10/19 and Egg drop due Monday 10/22)
Reviewed Hw
introduced coefficient of friction
Unit 3 FMA6 andf page 112 10,12,15,27
HW
finish cw
HONORS
introduced forces
unit 3 F1 worksheet
HW
finish cw
10/12/12
AP (quiz moved to Tuesday, Test Friday 10/19)
Reviewed hw
problem solving U3F12 and F15 worksheets
HW
book page 95 27,36,40,44,45,55
HONORS (accuracy lab (projectile) - due Tuesday 10/16)
TEST - projectile
HW
accuracy lab
10/11/12
AP (quiz - monday Fnet =ma), test Friday 10/19 - forces
lab assessment
reviewed quiz and hw
intro systems
HW
U3-F9 (page 2) and page 93 5,6,7,33,37,38
HONORS (projectile test tomorrow, 10/12)
marble launcher lab activity
HW
study for projectile test
10/10/12
AP (lab assessment tomorrow)
Quiz today
Post lab - newton's 2nd law (Fnet = ma)
U3 F9 and U3 F14
HW
finish cw
HONORS (TEST - Friday, projectile motion)
reviewed hw
u5-p10 worksheet
HW
finish cw
10/9/12
AP(quiz tomorrow, T. 10/10)
Reviewed HW
did problem with just variables
Started acceleration lab
HW
graphs/equations/relationships for lab
HONORS(Test- friday, projectile 1012)
Horizontal projectile CORE 1 - today
Reviewed HW
board problem
HW
finish cw
10/8/12
AP (Quiz - wed. 10/10, Forces)
Reviewed HW
1st law demos
unit 3 F4 and F7
HW
finish cw
HONORS (Accuracy lab due tomorrow, 10/9 and 1st CORE Assessment tomorrow , 10/9)
reviewed hw
canon demo
projectile with a non-horizontal velocity
HW
unit 5 P3 (skip 9)
Accuracy lab (buggy/fancart)
10/5/12-FRIDAY
AP
reviewed hw
introduced 3rd law
started hw
HW
unit 3 F5 worksheet
HONORS (period shortened - pep rally)
introduced projectile motion
returned tests
started hw
HW
unit 5 - V2 worksheet
10/3/12
AP
TEST - velocity and acceleration
HW
unit 3 F1
HONORS(TEST tomorrow -velocity and acceleration)
Buggy/fancart accuracy lab
HW
buggy fan cart write up due Tuesday, 10/9
10/2/12
AP(Test tomorrow)
Introduced forces
unit 3 F1
HW
classwork is due on Thursday, 10/4
HONORS (TEST thursday, 10/4)
unit 2 A8 and A9 worksheets- freefall practice
HW
finish cw
10/1/12
AP (TEST -wed. 10/3)
reviewed hw
freefall practice problems
HW
no written hw
HONORS (TEST- velocity and acceleration, Thursday, 10/4)
Introduced freefall
practice problems and graphing with freefall
HW
board problem
9/28/12 (TEST -wed. 10/3. Accuracy lab due Monday 10/1)
reviewed hw
intro free fall
unit 2 VA10 worksheet
HW
board problem
lab assessment (TYPED)
HONORS (TEST - thursday 10/4)
quiz today
reviewed hw
equation problems
unit 2 A6
HW
finish cw
9/27/12 (TEST -wed. 10/3. Accuracy lab due Monday 10/1)
Buggy/fancart accuracy lab
unit 2 VA10 (2,5,6,9)
hw
finish cw
HONORS (quiz-graphing, tomorrow 9/28)
V vs t quantittative graphing practice
introduced kinematic equations
unit 2 A4- worksheet
HW
finish cw
9/25/12
AP (Test-wed. 10/3)
returned and went over quiz
reviewed HW
page 28: 29,31,32,34,36
HW
no hw
HONORS (quiz-friday - graphing)
reviewed HW
more graphing practice
uni2 A2 worksheet
HW
no hw
9/24/12
AP
reviewed hw
quiz- graphing
introduced kinematic equations
unit 2 VA9
HW
finish cw
page 28 14,17,22,25
HONORS
Discussed +- velocity, speeding up slowing down -in accordance with x vs t and v vs t graphs.
Did cart/buggy motion detector activity
HW
4 board problems (create missing graphs and motion maps)
9/21/12
AP (quiz on Monday 9/24)
acceleration activity with motion detectors
reviewed HW
unit 2 VA8
HW
finish cw
HONORS
lab assessment
reviewed graphing hw
HW
finish cw
9/20/12
AP (quiz - monday 9/24 -graphing)
Lab assessment
Reviewed HW
returned quizzes
Unit 2 VA7 worksheet
HW
finish cw
HONORS (lab assessment tomorrow)
Perform ball down a ramp lab
Post lab (discuss results)
unit 2 A1 worksheet
HW
finish cw
9/19/12
AP(lab assessment tomorrow- acceleration)
Velocity quiz
went over derivation
unit2 VA6 worksheet
book page 26 Question 5 (and also find x(t) and a(t)), p28 19, 21a (and find v(t) and a(t))
HW
finish cw
HONORS
Velocity test
started ball down a ramp lab
HW
average data sets, convert to meters
9/18/12
AP(velocity quiz tomorrow)
acceleration lab
post lab
HW
derive the 3rd constant acceleration equation
HONORS (test- velocity tomorrow)
returned and went over quiz
velocity and position problem solving
unit 1 V6 worksheet
u1 V5 worksheet
HW
no written hw
9/14/12
AP (velocity quiz, wed. 9/19)
reviewed HW
unit 2 VA4 worksheet
HW
no written hw
HONORS (Test: Wed. constant velocity)
Reviewed hw
Quiz constant velocity
unit 1 V7 worksheet
HW
no written hw
9/13/12
AP (velocity quiz - wed. 9/19)
lab assessment
reviewed hw
introduced v(t) with derivative and integral
HW
page 27 7,8,10-13
unit 2 VA3 worksheet
HONORS (quiz tomorrow - velocity)
unit2-V3 worksheet in pairs
position matching
HW
unit 2 V4 worksheet
(unit 2 V7 worksheet)
9/12/12
AP
Post lab discussion about velocity
unit 2 VA1
HW
read sections 2.1-2.4
p27 1-4,6 from the book
HONORS (Quiz - velocity, 9/14)
Lab assessment
Reviewed HW
Practice problem set
HW
finish cw
9/11/12
AP
Relative velocity lab -data collection and analysis
graph data and write mathematical equations representing the data
HW
finish with equations and graphed
HONORS (lab assessment tomorrow)
Discussed lab results.
unit 1 VA1 and unit 1 VA2 worksheets
HW
finish cw
9/10/12
AP
Quiz on vectors
introduced relative velocity lab
HW
no written hw
HONORS
graphing practice worksheet
Graph buggy lab data (x vs t)
HW
finish graphing lab data
9/7/12
AP (Quiz vectors - monday 9/10)
Reviewed HW
Graphing techniques in excel
Equations of data
HW
no written HW
HONORS
Discussed curve fitting and graphing.
Writing the equation of a line in terms of physical meaning.
unit 1 INT5 worksheet
average data sets
HW
no written hw
9/6/12
AP (quiz,-monday 9/10 - vectors)
Reviewed HW
Unit 1 V4 worksheet
HW
finish cw
page 45 Exercises and problems 1,10
HONORS
Introduced lab techniques
Reaction time activity
Lab books
Started buggy lab
HW
average data sets to have to sets of data
9/5/12
AP - Quiz (vectors) - Monday, 9/10/12
introduced vectors and scalars
HW
unit 1 V8
website worksheet:
Cover your textbook
Read sections 1.1-1.3 and 3.1-3.5
Quiz on Monday (Vectors)
HONORS
Reviewed math concepts related to the course
HW
website worksheet: